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Catherine Lane/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Americans are set to change their clocks back to standard time overnight on Sunday, which some doctors say should be permanent. "Fixed national time is the best option as it most closely matches the human sleep-wake cycle," said New York-based clinical psychiatrist Yalda Safai in an email to ABC News. "Any changes to the bodys natural circadian rhythm has the potential to disrupt the natural functioning of the body." Right now, the maj...

King County Sheriffs Office(SEATTLE) -- Washington state police are searching for a teen who has been charged in the premeditated murder of a stranger while they were apparently asleep on a bus. Miguel Robert Rivera Dominguez, 17, has been charged with murder in the first degree and unlawful possession of a firearm in the second degree in the death of Marcel Wagner on Oct. 3. While still at large, Dominguezs bail has been set at $3 million. He has been charged in adult court. Wagner was shot on ...

Getty ImagesAdvertisers are readying their checkbooks for Februarys Super Bowl LVIII. A Paramount spokesperson told ABC Audio that CBS is "ahead of schedule" selling its ad spots for the big game; at $7 million for a 30-second ad, theyre "virtually sold out." The big ad buy is coming at a time when traditional networks are seeing a decline in advertising dollars. Considering that, companies might see a big investment for the game something of a Hail Mary play to get their wa...

Christopher Polk/CBS via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The Matthew Perry Foundation has been announced and is founded in the "realization of Matthews enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction." "In the spirit of Matthew Perrys enduring commitment to helping others struggling with the disease of addiction, we embark on a journey to honor his legacy by establishing the Matthew Perry Foundation, guided by his own words and experiences, and driven by h...

LucasfilmThe fifth and final Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, will stream for free for Disney+ subscribers on December 1. The James Mangold-directed, Steven Spielberg-produced film has Harrison Fords Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones trying to keep another priceless artifact out of the hands of the Nazis — this one with the power to change the course of history. Dial of Destiny also stars Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Phoebe Waller-Bridge a...

Memphis Police Department(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) -- Desmond Mills Jr., one of the five former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the death of Tyre Nichols, plans to change his plea to federal offenses, his attorney confirmed to ABC News. The attorney, Blake Ballin, said Mills will be entering a change of plea during a hearing on Thursday. Mills previously pleaded not guilty back in September to federal civil rights, conspiracy and obstruction offenses. Nichols, 29, died on Jan. 10, thr...

Fairfax County Public Schools(NEW YORK) -- A 14-year-old student has created a new kind of soap that he hopes could potentially be used to treat skin cancer someday. Heman Bekele, a high school student in Fairfax, Virginia, says it costs only $8.50 to create a batch of 20 bars of the soap, which he calls Skin Cancer Treating Soap, or SCTS. "People might not have the equipment or have the facilities to be able to treat this disease," Heman told ABC News about the innovation, which he sa...

Isabel Pavia/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Infant mortality rates in the United States increased last year for the first time in two decades, according to new federal provisional data. For the report, published early Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions National Center for Vital Statistics, researchers looked at birth/infant death data collected through the National Vital Statistics System. Provisional data showed there were 5.6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2022, wh...

Marnie Griffiths/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Halloween brings spooky seasonal activities that fear and thrill seekers flock to. While many may think of fear as a largely negative reaction, doctors say it can stimulate the same centers of the brain as happiness and is positively reinforced by social bonding when it’s experienced without a threat of real danger. Below, two doctors break down the science of being scared and explain why fear can be so much fun. The body reacts to fear with a primiti...

Uvalde CISD Moving Forward Foundation(UVALDE, Texas) -- The event comes more than a year after the May 2022 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School, with building planners finding ways to honor the victims through its schematic designs, including a tree at its center. Uvalde was originally named after the oak trees that fill the regions landscape. Each branch of the schools tree will represent a victim. The new elementary school is anticipa...